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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • water/ˈwɔ.tɚ/nounA14 meaningsThe clear liquid that falls as rain and that all living things need to survive.
  • wave/weɪv/nounA25 meaningsA raised line of water moving across the surface of the sea.
  • wax/waks/nounB13 meaningsA soft solid that melts easily and repels water.
  • wear/wɛə/verbA14 meaningsTo have clothes or other things on your body.
  • weary/ˈwɪə̯ɹi/adjectiveB23 meaningsVery tired, in body and in spirit.
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verbB2
To marry somebody.
  • wedge/wɛd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsA block that tapers to a thin edge, driven in to split something or to hold it in place.
  • weep/ˈwiːp/verbB22 meaningsTo shed tears, especially quietly and at length.
  • weigh/weɪ/verbB14 meaningsTo have a particular heaviness.
  • weight/weɪt/nounA24 meaningsHow heavy a person or thing is.
  • welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/exclamationA17 meaningsA greeting to someone who has just arrived.
  • whack/ˈwæk/verbB22 meaningsTo hit hard with a swinging blow.
  • whimper/ˈwɪmpə/verbB2To make small frightened or unhappy sounds.
  • whine/ˈwaɪ̯n/verbB24 meaningsTo make a long, high, unhappy sound.
  • whip/ˈwɪp/verbB25 meaningsTo beat cream, eggs or a sauce quickly with a whisk or fork until it thickens and fills with air.
  • whirl/wɜːl/verbB22 meaningsTo move round very fast.
  • whisk/ˈwɪsk/nounB1+2 meaningsA wire kitchen tool for beating eggs or cream.
  • whisper/ˈ(h)wɪspə/verbB14 meaningsTo speak very quietly, using breath rather than the voice, close to someone.
  • whoop/wuːp/verbB22 meaningsTo shout out loudly in excitement.
  • whoosh/ʍʊʃ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo move fast with a rushing sound.
  • wick/ˈwɪk/nounB22 meaningsThe cord in a candle or oil lamp that draws up the fuel and holds the flame.
  • widen/ˈwaɪdn̩/verbB22 meaningsTo make or become wider.
  • wield/wiːld/verbB2+2 meaningsTo hold and use a weapon or tool.
  • will/wɪl/verbA16 meaningsUsed before another verb to talk about something in the future.
  • wilt/wɪlt/verbB22 meaningsTo droop for lack of water.
  • wink/ˈwɪŋk/verbB22 meaningsTo close one eye quickly at somebody as a signal.
  • winter/ˈwɪntə/nounA12 meaningsThe coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring.
  • wipe/waɪp/verbB15 meaningsTo clean or dry a surface by moving a cloth across it.
  • wire/waɪə(ɹ)/nounB12 meaningsA thin metal line that carries electricity.
  • wiretap/ˈwaɪətæp/nounB2+2 meaningsA device secretly attached to a telephone line to listen to calls.
  • withdraw/wɪðˈdɹɔː/verbB24 meaningsTo take money out of a bank account.
  • witness/ˈwɪt.nɪs/nounB13 meaningsA person who saw something happen.
  • wobble/ˈwɑbl̩/verbB22 meaningsTo rock unsteadily from side to side.
  • wolf/wʊlf/nounA22 meaningsA wild animal like a large dog.
  • wonder/ˈwʌndə/verbA24 meaningsTo ask yourself something, without expecting an answer straight away.
  • woo/wuː/verbB2To court somebody, or to try to win their support.
  • word/wɜːd/nounA15 meaningsThe smallest unit of language that can stand alone and carry a meaning.
  • worship/ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/verbB24 meaningsTo show deep love and reverence for a god, through prayer or ritual.
  • wreck/ˈɹɛk/verbB13 meaningsTo destroy something completely.
  • wrench/ˈɹɛnt͡ʃ/nounB23 meaningsA tool for gripping and turning nuts and bolts.
  • wrestle/ˈɹɛsl̩/verbB12 meaningsTo struggle physically to overpower somebody.
  • write/ɹaɪt/verbA14 meaningsTo put words down on paper or a screen.
  • yank/ˈjæŋk/verbB22 meaningsTo pull sharply and suddenly.
  • yawn/jɔːn/nounB22 meaningsAn involuntary wide opening of the mouth from tiredness or boredom.
  • yellow/ˈjɛləʊ/nounA13 meaningsThe colour of lemons and of the sun.
  • yield/jiːld/verbC14 meaningsTo give way at last to force, pressure or persuasion.
  • zip/zɪp/verbA25 meaningsTo fasten something with a zip.
  • zoom/zuːm/verbB22 meaningsTo move very fast.